KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Greg Biffle is back in the title hunt, and Jimmie Johnson has resumed his normal spot atop the NASCAR leaderboard. Kansas Speedway once again played a major role in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, which got a whole lot tighter after a fast-paced Sunday race dominated by the title contenders. Biffle was the first of seven in the Chase to cross the finish line, pulling himself out of a deep hole with seven races remaining to determine the championship. “Everybody asked us if we’re out of the Chase, have we given up?” the Roush-Fenway Racing driver said. “The 16 team will never give up. A win here propelled us up there. Maybe we’ll go do the same next week.” That had to be the widespread thinking as nine drivers left Kansas separated by 101 points. It’s the closest the Chase field has been after three races since NASCAR switched to the format in 2004. But there’s another telling stat that could mean trouble for everyone besides Johnson and Denny Hamlin: Only once in Chase history has the eventual champion been ranked lower than second after Kansas. Who was that? Johnson, who rallied from eighth in points after Kansas in 2006 to win the first of his four consecutive titles.
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(Apologies for the bad quality, new recorder sucks, and my TV decides to put this channel (and other channels) in widescreen format) How’s this to start a season. Denny Hamlin passes Ryan Newman below the yellow line on the last lap coming to the checkered flag. Kurt Busch, getting help from Jamie McMurray was able to pass Newman, but didn’t pass Denny across the line. Moments after the finish, Kurt Busch was announced the winner, and Denny was black flagged for passing below the yellow line, although it was pretty clear he passed Ryan before he went below the line. If the race ended with no black flag, according to NASCAR.com’s Leaderboard before the black flag, margin of victory would’ve been 0.003 sec. Credit goes to NASCAR and FOX Network.
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@LorreesWorld the rule comes into play as soon as Hamlin’s tire touches the yellow line, and when he touches the line he was oh so close to the lead.
@dynotechjim Have another look,, no he didnt,,
@non507 I think it probably would have been closer than Busch-Craven, maybe 0.001. That’s just my opinion.
@non507 I think it probably would have been closer than Busch-Craven, maybe 0.001. That’s just my opinion.
I think Denny was already leading when he was forced below the yellow line
i always hear that drivers cannot go below the line to advance their position, and denny had already technically passed newman before he went below the line, so that’s confusing. Then again this is NASCAR, and they always tend to make up rules as they go.
if hamlin would’ve won this race,than this race would have been the second closest finish in sprint cup history
GO KURT! DEEEAM THE CHARGER NOSE LOOKS HOT!
This was a good race the ruling were fair and everything first time in NASCAR in a long time. new decade new way of ruling
Hamlin should’ve won because I was looking at the replay frame by frame and Hamlin was in the lead then he went below the line.
Yes yes yes Baby.Charger all the way!!!!!!!
I suppose they’re defining ‘passing below the yellow line’ as ‘any part of the pass conducted under the yellow line’. Which is, I suppose, fair enough, although it’s my strong opinion that from turn 4 to the checkered flag on the last lap should be a “have at ‘em, boys” zone.
Yeah, I think Hamlin passed Newman just before he went below the yellow line… But I prefer Kurt Busch…
HAHAHA HAMLIN!!! GO KURT!!!
It’s not 3 in a row for Kevin Harvick, but it is for Shell/Pennzoil! xD